Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival 2024

In 2006, Jonathan Littell wrote a shocking novel, The Kindly Ones, a raw and violent dive into the horrors of the Shoah seen by a high-ranking Nazi officer. This documentary seeks to go beyond the novel’s controversy, raising questions of history, morality, and art.

The journey of a Hungarian-born Jewish architect who immigrates to the US after the war with nothing, and lands a massive architectural project that transforms his life. Winner of the Best Director Award at the Venice Film Festival, The Brutalist is a monumental historical epic.

Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of social pressure and personal turmoil. A visually stunning digital restoration of the 1981 Academy Award-winning film.

This documentary explores the work of Claude Lelouch and his uniquely quintessential filmmaking style. Looking back at 60 years of cinema, Claude Lelouch shares his personal and professional story; from his discovery of the 7th art as a child during the Nazi Occupation, through his memories, anecdotes, regrets, and most recent work.

In a Polish shtetl, two young men who have grown up together betroth their unborn children, ignoring the advice of a mysterious traveller. The children grow up in different towns, without ever knowing of the betrothal, but the power of destiny leads them to meet one another...

A dramatic deconstruction of Joseph Goebbels’s deadly propaganda machine. While Hitler is at the height of his power, Joseph Goebbels serves as the mastermind behind the images, speeches, and films that prepared the German people for the mass murder of Jews.

When conceptual artist Gunter Demnig conceived the idea of laying Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) for victims of Nazi persecution, he never imagined his project would grow to become the world’s largest decentralized memorial. Here Lived retraces the Stolpersteine project through the stories of Dutch victims.

What is the origin of antisemitism? How has antisemitism defined our societies for over 2000 years? Following the screening, a conversation on the new faces of antisemitism from 1945 to the present day.

Through the eyes of American Jewry, this is a cinematic documentary of Identity, belonging and the ever-evolving relationship with Israel. Screening of Episode 2: Jewish Identity – On the cultural tensions and gaps that emerged following Israel's wars and the question of Jewish Identity.

The prequel to the beloved Shtisel. We meet father and daughter, Nuchem and Libbi, living in Antwerp’s Orthodox Jewish community. Libi teaches at seminary, but dreams of becoming a writer. When her parents separate, Libbi’s chances of finding a good match are hindered. Will she ever find a match or love?

Between July 1942 and September 1943, 63,000 of Amsterdam’s 77,000 Jews were deported. 58,000 were killed. The Nazis received the help of many Dutch citizens: police officers, civil servants, and the Amsterdam City Tram. Willy Lindwer and author Guus Luijters retell this forgotten story of deportation..

Marcella Hazan changed how we cook and experience Italian food. A disabled woman trained as a scientist, Marcella never cooked until she immigrated to America. But through her cookbooks and teaching -- and an uncompromising commitment to Italian tradition -- her impact was felt in millions of American home kitchens.